M icrosoft’s modernization of the Windows UI has been a long, winding road culminating in the sleek appearance of Windows 11.

Microsoft has been bleeding the Windows Control Panel for several years. However, some options can still only be selected via the Control Panel.

Microsoft recently released new Dev and Beta builds of Windows 11 to Insider testers. According to prolific build explorer "phantomofearth," the updates introduce another change to how ...

Think ditching the Windows Control Panel is the way forward? This Windows 11 24H2 bug says otherwise.

Last week, Microsoft mentioned in a support document that it was formally deprecating Windows' 39-year-old Control Panel applets. But following widespread reporting of the change, Microsoft has ...

The Control Panel has been part of Windows since 1985, making it nearly 40 years old—and even the 'new' Settings app was introduced in 2012 with Windows 8.

An internal build of Windows 11 had a hidden “Soundscape” page, presumably to replace 'Sounds' settings in the Control Panel.

Windows will lose the Control Panel eventually, but it seems that it won't be happening anytime soon.

What just happened? The Control Panel has been an essential component of Microsoft Windows for decades, and was originally introduced in Windows 1.0 in the mid-80s. However, its days are numbered ...